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October 28, 2015

“No, Mass Shootings Are Not A Mental Health Issue.”

By Emily Chambers/Think Pieces/Pajiba

http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/no-mass-shootings-are-not-a-mental-health-issue-.php

“So, attention, anti-gun control advocates: You’ve won. This isn’t an article about changing gun laws. I’m not going to fight you about that. But you’re going to start leaving mental health issues out of it. That I will fight you on. 

Because claiming that this very specific type of gun violence is the result of mental illness both misses the overall point about gun violence and intentionally demonizes an already marginalized group of people who have nothing to do with this. It’s complete bullshit, and you’re going to knock it the f*#* off.”